Tag: Catcher in the Rye

Biography, Fiction, News

J. D. Salinger (1919-2010): Waiting for the Second Act

The death of an author can be a traumatic event to his (or her) readers, especially if the author was prolific.  John Updike is a good example of this. But J. D. Salinger was not John Updike. As far as his readers were concerned he’s been, practically speaking, dead to them (or more aptly, they were dead to him) since  Hapworth 16, 1924 appeared in … Continue reading J. D. Salinger (1919-2010): Waiting for the Second Act

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Fiction, Young Adult

Amphibian by Carla Gunn

Phineas William Walsh is on a mission.  He’s going to save the world one endangered species at a time – and he’s depending on the Green Channel to help him do it.  That is until things go terribly, horribly wrong… as they only can in the life of a fourth grader. Carla Gunn’s first novel, Amphibian, is both entertaining and engaging.  Written in the first … Continue reading Amphibian by Carla Gunn

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